Mendelssohn: Symphonies

"I don't think Mendelssohn gets the attention he deserves," said Paavo Järvi at the start of the 2020-2021 season. Faced with this observation, he undertook to record a complete cycle of Mendelssohn's orchestral works with the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra for his second season as Music Director. On the programme are the composer's five symphonies, including the second, known as 'Lobgesang', half-symphony, half-cantata, with the participation of the Zürcher Sing-Akademie, tenor Patrick Grahl and sopranos Chen Reiss and Marie Henriette Reinhold. Finally, A Midsummer Night's Dream, based on Shakespeare's play, the overture to which Mendelssohn composed when he was just 17, concludes this very fine cycle.

Disc 1
1: I. Allegro Di Molto
2: II. Andante
3: III. Menuetto: Allegro Molto - Trio
4: IV. Allegro Con Fuoco
5: I. Andante - Allegro Con Fuoco
6: II. Allegro Vivace
7: III. Andante
8: IV. Andante Con Moto

Disc 2
1: I. Maestoso Con Moto
2: II. Allegretto Un Poco Agitato
3: III. Adagio Religioso
4: Alles, Was Odem Hat, Lobe Den Herrn - Lobe Den Herrn, Meine Seele
5: Saget Es, Die Ihr Erlöst Seid
6: Saget Es, Die Ihr Erlöset Seid
7: Ich Harrete Des Herrn - Wohl Dem, Der Seine Hoffnung Setzt Auf Den Herrn
8: Stricke Des Todes Hatten Uns Umfangen
9: Die Nacht Ist Vergangen
10: Nun Danket Alle Gott
11: Drum Singe Ich Mit Meinem Liede
12: Ihr Völker! Bringet Her Dem Herrn

Disc 3
1: I. Andante Con Moto - Allegro Un Poco Agitato
2: II. Vivace Non Troppo
3: III. Adagio
4: IV. Allegro Vivacissimo - Allegro Maestoso Assai
5: I. Allegro Vivace
6: II. Andante Con Moto
7: III. Con Moto Moderato
8: IV. Saltarello. Presto

Disc 4
1: Overture
2: Scherzo. Allegro Vivace
3: Lied Mit Chor: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
4: Intermezzo. Allegro Appassionato
5: Notturno. Andante Tranquillo
6: Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro Vivace
7: Ein Tanz Von Rüpeln. Allegro Di Molto
8: Finale

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

Conductor: Paavo Järvi

Number of Discs: 4

Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich

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